I write this “As the clever hopes expire / Of a low dishonest decade", and as “Waves of anger and fear / Circulate over the bright / And darkened lands of the earth". As the planet warms, millions of people are feeling compelled to move elsewhere in search of survival and opportunity. Why are familiar economic policies failing, setting the stage for trade conflicts, rising joblessness, faltering monetary policies, and higher inequality? The irony is that voters in many countries are now electing politicians who oppose not just economic globalization, but democracy itself. But all citizens of this planet have a role to play in averting an even darker decade.

Source: Mint December 30, 2019 16:30 UTC